Menendez, Schumer Applaud Library of Congress Decision to Recognize Armenian Genocide in Its Records

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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, andSenate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today released the following statement applauding the Library of Congress (LOC) for making the determination that the Armenian Genocide will be categorized as "Armenian Genocide" rather than "Armenian massacres" in its catalog records. This determination follows a letter from leading Senate Democrats in support of the formal proposal to classify the Ottoman Empire's systematic killing of 1,500,000 Armenians as a genocide.

"We applaud the Library of Congress's decision, which reflects both scholarly and Congressional consensus. This determination is another victory for those who value the truth and believe in the importance of the words "Never Again.'"

"After the Senate unanimously approved Senator Menendez's resolution recognizing the facts of the Armenian Genocide, and the House passed a similar resolution with a strong bipartisan majority, the Trump administration finds itself increasingly alone in its refusal to recognize the historical reality of the Armenian Genocide. We call on President Trump to end his deference to President Erdogan and to join Congress in saying genocide is genocide."

On October 14th, Senator Menendez and Leader Schumer led a letter to Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla D. Hayden with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) that called for the Library of Congress' records on the Armenian Genocide to reflect both scholarly and Congressional consensus.

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